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Dream quest: Stories From Spirit Bay (Annick young novels)
Par Amy Jo Cooper. 1987
In these stories of Ojibwa tradition, the children are taught to accept the importance of the dream world. An elder…
interprets the dreams, showing the path of their lives. For junior and senior high readers. c1987.Earth Elder stories: the Pinayzitt path
Par Alexander Wolfe. 1988
Daughters of Copper Woman
Par Anne Cameron. 1981
A collection of myths and legends from the Nootka Indian women of Vancouver Island with a feminist perspective. They record…
the development of a matriarchal society and the coming of the Europeans and Christianity which weakened the Indian society. Some descriptions of sex. 1981.Doruntine
Par Ismail Kadare, Jusuf Vrioni, Jon Rotchschild. 1988
In a medieval Albanian town, two women, mother and daughter, are on their deathbed. Three years have passed since Doruntine…
married a foreigner and went off with him to his home far to the west in Bohemia. In the meantime, war broke out and all her brothers died. And last night, she came home. 1988. Uniform title: Doruntine.Count Silvernose: a story from Italy
Par Eric A Kimmel. 1996
Story of a mysterious, silver-nosed man who asks an old washerwoman to send each of her three daughters to be…
his servant. When the two foolish younger daughters are reported to be dead, the clever eldest daughter agrees to work for the count to rescue or avenge her sisters. Grades 2-4. 1996.Crazy Jack
Par Donna Jo Napoli. 1999
The traditional tale is transformed into a coming-of-age story about risk taking. Here, an older Jack climbs a beanstalk, steals…
from a giant, and finds that his treasures have a different value back home. Throughout his struggles, Jack's loyalty to his mother and his true love, Flora, remains steadfast. Grades 5-8. 1999. Uniform title: Jack and the beanstalk.Aunt Mary, tell me a story: a collection of Cherokee legends and tales
Par Mary U Chiltoskey, Mary Regina Ulmer Galloway. 1990
Colombo's book of marvels
Par John Robert Colombo. 1979
Bulfinch's mythology: the age of chivalry and the legend of Charlemagne (Running Press classics)
Par Thomas Bulfinch. 1962
A classic retelling of the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and Emperor Charlemagne. Includes…
the section on Knights of English History from the 1884 Hale edition. Companion volume to "Age of fable". Originally published in 1858 and 1862 respectively.China's bravest girl: the legend of Hua Mu Lan (Children's Book Press)
Par Charlie Chin, Xing Chu Wang. 1993
Canadian fairy tales
Par Eva Martin. 1984
Celtic myths (Myths Of The World Ser.myths)
Par Sam McBratney. 1997
Fifteen tales from the British Isles. Includes "The Green Man," a version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In…
"Little Fawn," a woman transformed into a fawn raises a boy on a mountain for several years until his human father takes over. Grades 4-7. 1997.Confessions of an ugly stepsister
Par Gregory Maguire. 1999
In this variation on the Cinderella theme, the reclusive beauty Clara is assisted by her "ugly" stepsister. Clara attends the…
ball, where she captivates the prince. Seventeenth-century Holland, replete with master artists and tulip merchant, is the setting for the wicked stepmother's machinations. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.Clementine: A Fantasy Novel
Par Sophie Masson. 1999
An enchanting retelling of the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. Lady Aurora, daughter of the Count and Countess of Joli-Bois,…
and Clementine, the local woodcutter's child, have been firm friends for all of their sixteen years. Until, that is, the day they stumble upon a castle they never knew existed. What is the secret behind the legend of the sleeping castle of Joli-Bois? A century later, Lord Arthur, a young amateur scientist, is determined to find out. Grades 3-6. 1999.Cold iron
Par Sophie Masson. 1998
Tattercoats, a neglected, beautiful young woman, has been abandoned by her father. One day her grandfather, the rich Baron of…
Fisher Forest, receives an invitation to a birthday ball at Queen Elizabeth's court. Tattercoats desperately wants to go, but her grandfather refuses. It is up to Tattercoat's only friends - the servant girl Malkin and a lame, flute-playing gooseherd named Pug - to find a way. So begins a magical journey, where nothing is as it seems, and danger and delight await them. Grades 4-7. 2005.Celtic myths, Celtic legends
Par R J Stewart. 1994
This book gathers together a range of tales from Ireland, Wales, Brittany and England. Each one is representative of the…
Celtic tradition of story-telling and legend, showing both the beauty and savagery within the stories as well as their spirituality and sensuous qualities. The author's text retains the true spirit of Celtic myths and avoids the popular tendency to romanticise them, which can dilute the uncompromising nature of much Celtic tradition. 1994.Can you guess my name?: traditional tales around the world
Par Judy Sierra. 2002
Bony-legs
Par Joanna Cole. 1983
When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror…
and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog. Adaptation of a Russian folktale. Grades K-3. 1983.Birdy and the ghosties
Par Jill Paton Walsh. 1989
When a ghost family, invisible to all but young Birdy, demands a ferry ride, they appear to be hideous, frightening…
creatures. A second look shows them to be a handsome, noble family. Grades 2-4. 1989.Between earth and sky: legends of Native American sacred places
Par Joseph Bruchac. 1996
Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends, a young boy learns that everything…
living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect. Grades 3-6. 1996.